A new universal test to predict the risk of someone succumbing to major depression has been developed by University College London researchers.

The International Atomic Energy Agency today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap.

Scientists have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in teaching the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same virus.

Researchers using functional MRI (fMRI) have determined that the circuitry in the area of the brain responsible for suppressing memory is dysfunctional in patients suffering from stress-related psychiatric disorders.

Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam, according to a study.

Scientists have described a technique for looking more precisely at a fundamental step of a cell's life - a gene, DNA, being read into a message, mRNA.

Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where - and which - biofuel crops are used.

Rather than infer that nanotechnology is safe, members of the public who learn about this novel science tend to become sharply polarised along cultural lines, according to a study.

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier.

Physicists have taken a significant step toward creation of quantum networks by establishing a new record for the length of time that quantum information can be stored in and retrieved from an ensemble of very cold atoms.

A team of researchers have discovered an important new mechanism with which cells can detect nutrients.

By using CT scans, the scientists were able to develop 3-D images of the dinosaur skulls that show a clearer picture of the physiology of the airways.

Researchers connected to the University of Antwerp have developed a new method that enables them to track down the cause of hereditary diseases more quickly and efficiently.

Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered high doses of thiamine - vitamin B1 - can reverse the onset of early diabetic kidney disease.

A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could help clear the plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of Leeds.

A recent study revealed that the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate provides both infants and young children with significant protection against malaria.

Researchers are closer to understanding why certain chronic myeloid leukaemia mutations are not stopped by the revolutionary targeted cancer pill, Gleevec, or similar therapies in that drug family.

Researchers discovered a colour difference in an analysis of dozens of faces. They determined that men tend to have more reddish skin and greenish skin is more common for women.

A study suggests that selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, may aid in the prevention of high-risk bladder cancer.

Scientists have identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows: Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps in the risk of diabetes.